19: Chapter 19: Reap the Rewards, Conclusion

Inside the leather instrument case, crystal-clear test tubes engraved with low-temperature runes emitted wisps of steam after coming into contact with the air.

Magic runes were the results of wizards' research into symbols capable of bearing occult powers.

Mastering magic runes was no simple matter.

For a Wizard Apprentice who had never touched runology, mastering them required studying at least "The Origin of Runes", "Witchcraft and Language", "Variants and Evolution of Mana Hieroglyphs"...

The vast majority of in-depth research in the wizarding fields inevitably required knowledge as a prerequisite.

Such crystal-clear test tubes engraved with low-temperature runes were not something he could have created without a foundation in runology.

They could not be considered extraordinary items, nor could they be called alchemical products. However, because they produced effects relying on mana, they could also be called alchemical by-products.

They were just unranked little gadgets.

But to ordinary mortals, they were also "magic items" refined by the great wizards.

"The effect of the low-temperature runes relies on the wizard periodically channeling mana into the runes or using magic stones to replace mana, continuously producing a cooling effect."

"Tiny life forms like mana microorganisms possess an extremely fast reproduction rate."

"They need low temperatures for preservation."

Using a micro-pipette, he sucked out the brown liquid from the rune test tube.

Under the "mana microscope", some tiny single cells could be observed within the field of view.

"Low temperatures will inhibit spore activity."

"And maintain vitality to the maximum extent."

There were multiple types of spores in this liquid, among which an elliptical type of spore occupied the vast majority.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's this kind of spore that can increase the growth speed of the Water Lily Magic Plant."

It was also necessary to prepare a culture medium for breeding "mana microorganisms".

Although he did not yet know what the most suitable substrate for this life form was, Ross guessed based on the "soil cultivation method" that using plants as a substrate at least could allow it to grow normally.

Therefore, he collected the dropped materials of different magic plants planted by other wizards in the Magic Plant Garden.

Combining them with "Magic Flame" to burn them into a powdery state, he then added a certain amount of sugar as a carbon source.

As well as some plant protein, he mixed them together, placed them into an Erlenmeyer flask, and conducted high-temperature sterilization treatment.

This prepared a liquid culture medium to cultivate these microorganisms, and then he picked out single cells from the liquid and placed them into these liquid culture media.

He also picked out some other single cells for cultivation to prevent misjudgment.

After finishing this busy work, things came to a temporary pause regarding these little guys.

Once the harvest of the Water Lily Magic Plant was completed, he could use these little guys to wrap things up.

The conclusion report for the botany course could then be submitted to obtain academy credits.

At this time, the Water Lily Magic Plant bloomed flower buds and officially entered the developmental stage.

It required Ross to perform pollination.

Relying on the Water Lily Magic Plant's natural pollination, its yield would inevitably decline. If artificial intervention was carried out, its yield would be greatly increased.

The Water Lily Magic Plant was a cross-pollinated magic plant.

If pollination was carried out relying on the Water Lily Magic Plant's own pollen, then its offspring could no longer be bred as seeds.

Therefore, a portion still needed to be reserved for cross-pollen pollination.

Only in this way could the seeds retain the possibility of being sown, bred, and harvested again.

Otherwise, every time he cultivated a Water Lily Magic Plant, he would have to go to the magic shop to buy seeds, which was a huge expense.

Fortunately, he had drawn pollen from the sun-gathering flower at Evelyn's sun-gathering flower patch.

This type of pollen had a better effect than apprentice-grade pollen.

Before preparing for pollination, he also had to go to the wild to summon some bees for pollination.

With the spell "Wild Bee Dance", summoning bees for pollination was more efficient than doing it himself.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

A swarm of bees was summoned by him to the center of the magic field. He directed the bees to perform pollination.

Some magic plants were reserved by him and pollinated with the pollen of the sun-gathering flower. He specially marked them.

...

Half a month later, everything went smoothly.

The Water Lily Magic Plants in the magic field had already bloomed.

One could see that the lotus seeds had already been nurtured inside the seed pods, looking ready to burst forth.

He had waited for almost a month.

He was also observing the effects in the magic field after using the mana microorganisms.

He had been continuously recording the relevant data.

mana microorganisms indeed promoted the growth of magic plants, at least as far as the Water Lily Magic Plant was concerned.

During this process, the magic plants applied with mana microorganisms not only grew taller and stronger, but also bloomed earlier and entered the pollination stage.

When he harvested the lotus seeds, these lotus seeds were also fuller and rounder.

"Normally, a single apprentice-grade Water Lily Magic Plant's seed pod can produce 8 to 12 lotus seeds."

"And after being treated with mana microorganisms, its seed pod almost always reaches 12 to 14 lotus seeds."

"Among the three set concentrations, there was a successive increase from low to medium to high, but the yield increase from medium concentration to high concentration was not obvious."

It could basically be determined that the mana microorganisms played a role in promoting growth and increasing yield for the Water Lily Magic Plant.

There was an optimal concentration between the medium and high concentrations, which required further detailed analysis and research.

Since the experiment was conducted in the magic field, some external interference in the wild environment would be correspondingly eliminated...

In the observation records after trial use, daily changes could also be observed.

Facts proved that when Wizard Apprentice Ross was planting Water Lily Magic Plants, he discovered a kind of Mana Microorganism that could effectively promote the yield increase of Water Lily Magic Plant-like plants.

During the planting experiment, the design was rigorous, the data was detailed, and the conclusions were reliable.

The above was Ross's summary report on the discovered mana microorganisms affecting the growth and yield of water lily-type magic plants.

After submission, it won the recognition of Old Wizard Pulang.

Not only was the completion report for the magic plant class finished, but 5 credits were also obtained simultaneously.

"Ross, your conclusion report for this magic plant class is extremely rich, far exceeding my expectations of you."

"In fact, the requirement of the magic plant class for apprentices is simply to grow an apprentice-grade magic plant."

"However, I can already feel your devoutness toward this course."

"I wonder if you are interested in turning this report into a paper and submitting it to the Elius Wizard Academy school newspaper?"

Old Wizard Pulang, the magic plant class professor, asked.